Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Including point of sale terminal or electronic cash register
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-05
2009-12-01
Gart, Matthew S (Department: 3687)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Including point of sale terminal or electronic cash register
C705S026640, C705S014270
Reexamination Certificate
active
07627496
ABSTRACT:
Some embodiments are associated with providing, establishing, registering, administering, and/or managing vending machine subscription accounts. In some embodiments, third parties may administer and/or manage subscription-vending accounts associated with customers.
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Alderucci Dean P.
Breitenbach Matthew D.
Breitenbach Paul T.
Lee Sih Y.
Scribner Gregory J.
Gart Matthew S
Hayles Ashford S
Walker Digital, LLC
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